Rachael Favret Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Fairhope, Alabama

• Conduct legal research for civil and criminal litigation cases, including cases pertaining to corporation law, property law, and family law issues• Draft legal documents including briefs, motions, pleadings, settlement agreements, affidavits, and proposed orders• Consistently communicate with clients to advise on complex legal issues and give case status updates• Attend hearings and trials at the municipal and district court level • Maintain an active caseload of 5+ cases at a time• Collaborate with associate and supervising attorneys to discuss case strategy and find solutions to complex legal issues• Manage all aspects of discovery, including organizing and managing documents, ensuring timely production, and requesting deficient documents from opposing parties

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Represented low-income clients in family law matters, primarily divorce and child custody proceedings • Prepared for and conducted intake interviews for potential new clients, assessing immediate and long-term legal needs and researching resulting issues to determine clinic candidacy • Managed client case files containing pleadings, intake documents, correspondence, discovery material, and research work product on Clio Manage Legal Software• Formed meaningful client relationships through regular communication and consistent updates on case status• Drafted legal documents such as divorce decrees, waivers of service, hearing notices, certificates of last known mailing address, and military status affidavits, as well as letters to clients and opposing parties • Conducted status and prove-up hearings in front of Dallas County District Court judges• Communicated with judges and clerk’s and constable’s offices regarding scheduling matters and service issues• Collaborated with supervising attorney to discuss case planning and management strategies

Fairhope, Alabama, United States

• Drafted proposed orders for local judges, correspondence letters to clients, and mediation reports • Observed temporary orders hearings, custody evaluations, modification hearings, and trials in family law matters• Scheduled mediations and court proceedings, as well as managed client case files using Clio Manage Legal Software• Researched legal issues regarding child custody, awarding of marital property, intestate land division, and tax law

Mobile, Alabama Area

• Interned under the Honorable Judge Edmond Naman in the Juvenile Justice System of Mobile County at Strickland Youth Center in Mobile, AL. • Observed preliminary hearings, trials, and sentencing in both the juvenile and municipal courts of Mobile County. • Interacted with the families of children in the system and assisted them in interpreting and completing paperwork as well as communicating with their attorneys • Assisted Judge Naman's judicial assistant in scheduling court proceedings, filing documents, reviewing and fulfilling dependency petitions, and issuing court orders

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Transported bonds and other documents between businesses in the Tuscaloosa/Northport area• Performed routine office maintenance such as binding and mailing policies, electronically filing documents using Applied Epic software, sorting, distributing, and delivering mail • Performed secretarial duties such as answering and directing phone calls, taking messages, handling correspondence, and scheduling events.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: SMU Law Running Club- Founding Member Women in Law Association- Member VanSickle Family Law Clinic- Student.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Sorority, National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor.